In fiscal 2025, one out of 2.9 applicants passed employment examinations to enter Japan¡¯s career-track for national public servants ¡ª marking the lowest level of competition, known as the competition ratio, on record ¡ª the National Personnel Authority said Tuesday.
A total of 8,815 people passed the exam, up 1,258 from the previous year when one in 3.2 applicants passed.
An NPA official attributed the dip in competition to ¡°the number of successful applicants rising in line with an increase in the number of planned hires by each ministry and agency.¡±
The number of applicants who passed under a new entry track established in fiscal 2025 to examine judgment and thinking ability came to 1,763, making up around 20% of all successful applicants.
Women made up a record high of 47.1% of all successful applicants, up from 43.0% in the previous year.
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